Venus's-flytrap
[ vee-nuh-siz-flahy-trap ]
/ ˈvi nə sɪzˈflaɪˌtræp /
noun
a carnivorous plant, Dionaea muscipula, native to bogs of North and South Carolina, having roundish leaves with two lobes that close like a trap when certain delicate hairs on them are irritated, as by a fly: the range is now reduced, though the plants are still locally abundant.
Also called
Venus flytrap.
Origin of Venus's-flytrap
An Americanism dating back to 1760–70
British Dictionary definitions for venus's-flytrap
Venus's-flytrap
Venus flytrap
noun
an insectivorous plant, Dionaea muscipula, of Carolina, having hinged two-lobed leaves that snap closed when the sensitive hairs on the surface are touched: family Droseraceae
See also sundew, pitcher plant, butterwort